Amadou — Am a*dou, n. [F. amadou tinder, prop. lure, bait, fr. amadouer to allure, caress, perh. fr. Icel. mata to feed, which is akin to E. meat.] A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from fungus ({Boletus} and {Polyporus}) which grows on old trees; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Amadou — is a spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi. The species generally used is Fomes fomentarius (formerly Ungulina fomentaria or Polyporus fomentarius ) which in English is also called horse s hoof fungus or tinder fungus. It is… … Wikipedia